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Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland
Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland The third time was a charm for prosecutors in Montgomery County after a Silver Spring man was convicted earlier this year of the vicious assault of his landlord over rent, and now he's heading to prison for decades. Geofrey Gaitan, 31, was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder in April after two previous trials resulted in hung juries in connection to the near-fatal attack of Nicholas Miranda in April 2020. On Thursday, July 25, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that he has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. According to court documents, on April 19, 202…

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by Zak Failla
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'Angel On Earth:' Grandmother Killed In DC Carjacking Mourned As Selfless 'Angel On Earth:' Grandmother Killed In DC Carjacking Mourned As Selfless
'Angel On Earth:' Grandmother Killed In DC Carjacking Mourned As Selfless A 55-year-old woman who died as the result of a carjacking in Washington DC is being mourned for her altruism Leslie Gaines was sitting in the front seat of a Mazda SUV outside of Washington Hospital Center around 1:10 p.m. Monday, June 3, when her daughter got out to get her a wheelchair, DC Metro police said. That's when 22-year-old Kayla Brown hopped behind the wheel and drove away, Gaines still in the car. Around 1:30 p.m., Brown tried to turn left from 6th Street NW onto D Street, but failed to negotiate the turn and crashed into a building. Brown got out and tried to flee on foot but…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Dump Truck Driver Severely Burned Saving Son From Fiery Maryland Crash Facing Long Recovery Dump Truck Driver Severely Burned Saving Son From Fiery Maryland Crash Facing Long Recovery
Dump Truck Driver Severely Burned Saving Son From Fiery Maryland Crash Facing Long Recovery Friends and well-wishers are rallying around a courageous mother who sacrificed herself to rescue her young son from a fiery crash on I-495. Scheracon Roberts and her son Aarihimis Brown were driving last month in a dump truck on I-495 near Maryland Route 4 when it blew a tire for unknown reasons and veered into the opposite lanes.  The truck flipped, caught fire, and at the same time, an SUV attempted to avoid the crash and overturned. According to the organizers of a GoFundMe for the family, Roberts was able to get her son out of the truck with an assist from a Good Samaritan, …

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by Zak Failla
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Tenant Convicted At Third Trial For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent In Maryland Tenant Convicted At Third Trial For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent In Maryland
Tenant Convicted At Third Trial For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent In Maryland The third time was a charm for prosecutors in Montgomery County after a Silver Spring man was convicted of the vicious assault of his landlord over rent. Geofrey Gaitan, 31, was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder this week after two previous trials resulted in hung juries in connection to the near-fatal attack of Nicholas Miranda in April 2020. According to court documents, on April 19, 2020, Gaitan severely beat his 63-year-old landlord in a home in the 9700 block of Hastings Drive in Silver Spring, striking him with two solid wood table legs and stomping on his head when …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Auto Parts Facility Burned Down By Two-Alarm Fire In Southern Maryland Auto Parts Facility Burned Down By Two-Alarm Fire In Southern Maryland
Auto Parts Facility Burned Down By Two-Alarm Fire In Southern Maryland One person was burned and an auto parts facility was destroyed during an afternoon two-alarm fire in St. Mary's County on Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. The Maryland Fire Marshal says that an employee was working on a vehicle inside Champion Used Auto Parts in the 45000 block of Usher Lane in Drayden when a fire ignited, leaving him with burns to his upper body.  He was airlifted by a State Police helicopter to Washington Hospital Center for treatment and evaluation of non-life-threatening burns. The incident was reported shortly after 2:45 p.m. on April 23.  **P…

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Woman Extricated, Airlifted To Trauma Center After Crashing Into St. Mary's County Tree Woman Extricated, Airlifted To Trauma Center After Crashing Into St. Mary's County Tree
Woman Extricated, Airlifted To Trauma Center After Crashing Into St. Mary's County Tree A woman suffered serious injuries after losing control, crashing into a tree, and getting trapped inside her vehicle in St. Mary's County, according to the sheriff's office. Chaptico resident Anita Renee Courtney, 40, had to be rescued from her totaled vehicle shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 at the intersection of Maddox Road and Rivendell Way. 21:26:50*MVA SERIOUS*24298 MADDOX RD**CHAPTICO*OLD CHAPTICO WHARF RD*CO5 SQ5 SQ2 ALS CO59 CO29 FDC** VEHICLE INTO A TREE... Posted by Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department on Thursday, April 4, 2024 According to investigator…

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Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Justice has been served for the family of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed during a botched drug deal in Maryland, authorities announced. Anthony Edward Small, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended for his role in the fatal shooting of a teenager at a Charles County apartment building in November 2020. According to the State's Attorney's Office, on Nov. 3, 2020, officers were called to an apartment building on Amberleaf Place, where there was a report of a shooting involving a 17-year-old, who was found with several gunshot wounds to his lower bod…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman, 27, Dies At Hospital Days After Being Airlifted From Maryland Crash: State Police Woman, 27, Dies At Hospital Days After Being Airlifted From Maryland Crash: State Police
Woman, 27, Dies At Hospital Days After Being Airlifted From Maryland Crash: State Police A 27-year-old woman died days after she had to be airlifted to the hospital following a crash in St. Mary's County, state police announced on Wednesday. Mechanicsville resident Casey Nicole Faulds was driving on Sunday, Feb. 4, when she was involved in a crash with another vehicle in the area of Mechanicsville Road and Red Oak Lane. Troopers responded to the Mechanicsville intersection, and police say that one of the drivers was treated by paramedics before being flown to the Washington Hospital Center for evaluation of "serious injuries." AVOID Mechanicsville Rd in area of Asher Rd fo…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Maryland Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss 'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Maryland Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss
'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Maryland Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss Ketsia Kendall has spent her life caring for her community, and now it's time to return the favor. The 33-year-old as the nurse from Prince George's County embarks on a difficult journey to recover from multiple medical maladies. Last September, Ketsia, who has ties to Laurel and Temple Hills, was diagnosed with leukemia, according to a GoFundMe launched for her and her husband, Gregory Kendall. "For the past three years, she has worked tirelessly as a cardiac nurse and patient advocate, earning several Daisy Awards for superior nursing excellence," the campaign launched by her sister, Eli…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Community Rallies Around Family Of MD Teen Killed In Crash That Left Brother In ICU Community Rallies Around Family Of MD Teen Killed In Crash That Left Brother In ICU
Community Rallies Around Family Of MD Teen Killed In Crash That Left Brother In ICU Support has swelled for a Maryland family after a fatal crash that took the life of one teen and left another in critical condition in St. Mary’s County. More than $40,000 has been raised on behalf of the Sansbury and Colvin families after Cole, 16, and Hunter Sansbury, 15, were involved in a fatal head-on crash that left three others with injuries. Hunter Sansbury was pronounced dead at the scene of the rollover crash. Cole Sansbury was airlifted to Washington Hospital Center, where he was being treated in the Intensive Care Unit one day after the crash on Monday, July 17. Friends and we…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Teen Killed In Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' Loved Ones Say Maryland Teen Killed In Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' Loved Ones Say
Maryland Teen Killed In Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' Loved Ones Say Support was surging for the family of a 15-year-old boy killed in a crash earlier this week. Robert Proctor Jr., of Great Mills, was airlifted to an area hospital after the car he was a passenger in was struck by another vehicle on Route 235 in Lexington Park Tuesday, June 14, authorities in St. Mary’s County said. More than $2,300 had been raised as of Thursday for the boy's family on a GoFundMe. Affectionately known as RJ, the teen was being remembered as someone extraordinary. "...when he walked into a room his smile and laugh lit up the place, he had plans on entering his sophomo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teen Killed, Young Driver Airlifted In Maryland Crash: Sheriff Teen Killed, Young Driver Airlifted In Maryland Crash: Sheriff
Teen Killed, Young Driver Airlifted In Maryland Crash: Sheriff A teenager was killed and a second victim was airlifted to a Maryland hospital after crashing at a busy St. Mary’s County intersection on Tuesday, June 14. Great Mills resident Robert Proctor, Jr., 15, was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Route 235 near the intersection of Hermanville Road in Lexington Park shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday when his vehicle was struck. An off-duty deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office witnessed the crash, according to Jason Babcock, the Civilian Public Information Officer for the agency, and called it in to the agency. A 2012 Ford Fusion …

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by Zak Failla